Here are the FCS Playoff automatic bid scenarios for every conference

With one week of regular-season FCS football remaining, it's a great time to get ready for the playoffs. 11 conferences receive automatic bids for the 2021 Playoffs. Here we will break down the scenarios for each team still alive in its conference championship race.

Before we start, remember that the Ivy League, MEAC and the SWAC conference champions do not participate in the FCS Playoffs. As a result, those leagues don't get automatic bids and the leagues aren't featured in this article.

For conferences with four or more teams still in contention for an automatic bid, the teams will be listed with conference records and head-to-head wins amongst teams still in contention. Automatic bid scenarios will come once three or fewer teams remain in contention.

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Here are the automatic bid scenarios for every FCS conference as of Nov. 14.

As the season progresses, the automatic bid scenarios will update in response to game results and new conference leaders.

AQ7

Sam Houston

Sam Houston has won the AQ7's automatic bid.

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Big Sky

Sacramento State

Sacramento State has won the Big Sky's automatic bid.

Big South

Kennesaw State

Kennesaw State has won the Big South's automatic bid.

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CAA

Villanova

Villanova has won the CAA's automatic bid.

MVFC

North Dakota State

North Dakota State has won the MVFC's automatic bid.

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NEC

Sacred Heart

Sacred Heart has won the NEC's automatic bid.

OVC

UT Martin

UT Martin has won the OVC's automatic bid.

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Patriot

Holy Cross

Holy Cross has won the Patriot League's automatic bid.

Pioneer

Davidson

Davidson has won the Pioneer Football Leagues's automatic bid.

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SoCon

ETSU

ETSU has won the SoCon's automatic bid.

Southland

UIW

UIW has won the Southland's automatic bid.